Last month, Kotaku published images of Taiwanese special forces. They were totally frightening. But Taiwan doesn’t have a monopoly on scary troops. Other countries are ready to terrify you, too.
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Danish Frogman Corps. Photos: @chenowski, @chenowski
Chinese Army’s Cavalry Division. Photos:Military.People.com.cn via syanhai110
Iranian Army in full white dress. Photos: AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, Indochinepara
South Korean troops breaking slabs as part of a demonstration. Photo: Ahn Young-joon/AP
Female operatives in South Korea’s 707th Special Mission Battalion Photo: Naver
French Special Forces Offensive Nautical Intervention Section. Photo: Section 8 PMC
Mexican Special Forces. Photo: Wiki
Belarus Special Forces break stone slabs that are on fire. Sergei Grits/AP
In the comments below, feel free to add any frightening troops we might have missed.
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